SeaPlane Service Starts In India From Today, How To Get Tickets

Seaplane service starts in India today, know how much fare and how to get tickets. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to launch the first seaplane service in Gujarat on the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

The service will be available from Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad to the Statue of Unity in Kevadia. Such aircraft are capable of flying and landing from small water bodies and small runways.

SpiceJet operates Sea-Plane flights. Under this, the sea-plane will fly two daily.

How much is the fare

For this half-hour flight, passengers will have to spend around 1,500 rupees from one side. The total fares of the Riverfront from Ahmedabad Riverfront to Kevadia’s Statue of Unity and back to Kevadia will be Rs 3000.

Online ticket booking has started from October 30. The 15-seater twin otter 300 aircraft will be used for these flights.

Where to get tickets

The country’s airline company SpiceJet will operate two flights daily. These flight services will be from Ahmedabad to Kevadia route. Ticket booking for Sea Plane can be done from the website of www.spiceshuttle.com.

What is the timing

Sabarmati will take off from the riverfront at 10:15 am and reach Kevadia at 10:45 am. The Sea-Plane will fly back from Kevadia at 11:45 and reach the riverfront at 12:15.

The Sea-Plane will fly back to the riverfront at 12:45 pm daily and reach Kevadia at 1:15 pm. From there it will fly at 3:15 pm and reach the riverfront at 3:45 pm.

Trial running from 2017

The Seaplane trial has been going on since 2017. Under the first phase, the aircraft flying from the ground were tested from Nagpur to Guwahati.

As part of the second phase, the Amphibious aircraft was trialed at Girgaum Chowpatty. These types of aircraft are capable of flying and landing from both earth and water. SpiceJet has so far acquired the rights to 18 seaplane route